Shining Imperial-pigeon vs Pallid Dove

Ducula chalconota مقارنةً بـ Leptotila pallida

Side-by-Side Comparison

السمة Shining Imperial-pigeon Pallid Dove
الاسم العلمي Ducula chalconota Leptotila pallida
الرتبة Columbiformes Columbiformes
الفصيلة Columbidae Columbidae
حالة الحفاظ Least Concern Least Concern
الطول
طول الجناح 42,4 cm (16.7 in) 27,2 cm (10.7 in)
الوزن 553,5 g (19.52 oz) 143,0 g (5.04 oz)
النظام الغذائي -- --
عدد البيض في الوضع -- --
Population Trend

Habitat Comparison

الموائل المشتركة

Shining Imperial-pigeon only

بلا

Pallid Dove only

بلا

Song & Call Comparison

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Pallid Dove

الغناء

Soft, gentle cooing with pallid tone; pure notes typical of arid South American open dry rocky terrain.

حالة الحفاظ

Least Concern

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Least Concern

Pallid Dove

How to Tell Them Apart

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Pallid Dove

الريش

Pallid Dove: pale sandy-buff overall; pale gray head; barely visible facial markings; bare red orbital skin; Pacific slope species

About These Birds

Shining Imperial-pigeon

Shining Imperial-pigeon (Ducula chalconota), 38 cm. Richly iridescent bronze-green upperparts with a contrasting pale grey head and underparts. Found in montane forest of New Guinea from 700 to 2,200 m. Frugivore. Least Concern; common in hill and montane forest.

Pallid Dove

Medium dove, 25–28 cm, pale brown above with a very pale grey-white head, giving an overall washed-out, pale appearance. Found in humid lowland Pacific forest from Colombia to Ecuador. Terrestrial forager of fruits and seeds on the forest floor. Least Concern.

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